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Where does “siisti” come from?

siisti (Finnish) comes from Russian чи́стый, from Old East Slavic чистъ, from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.

siisti (Finnish): clean, neat; cool, wicked; Third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. clean, neat; cool, wicked; Third-person singular...

Ancestry of “siisti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчи́стыйclean
2Old East Slavicчистъpure; clean
3Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
4Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtos—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—

Words derived from “siisti”

  • epäsiisteys
  • siisteys
  • epäsiististi
  • epäsiisti
  • siististi
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